When I talk to another Afghan I am his or her equal and that moves me to tears. — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government. — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is moving to really becoming an export-oriented country. — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Peace is a national issue, not only government's responsibility. — Ashraf Ghani Government Copy Share Image
Afghanistan fortunately is one of the richest countries in terms of water, mineral resources, location and human capital. — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
You know, America has profoundly shaped me, and I have two American children and unbelievably rich friendships so it will always be… — Ashraf Ghani America Copy Share Image
Pathology by Daesh is distinctively to swallow its opponents, to frighten the population. In that regard, the threat is very real. — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
You can get together, you can talk as much as you want, but if there's not a decision-making process - that's where… — Ashraf Ghani Decision making Copy Share Image
Money is not capital in most of the developing countries. It's just cash. Because it lacks the institutional, organizational, managerial forms to… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
When windows shatter through a bomb, we will repair it next week because we are Afghans. That's the spirit. — Ashraf Ghani Afghans Copy Share Image
If we looked in the world of 1945 and looked at the map of capitalist economies and democratic polities, they were the… — Ashraf Ghani Capitalism Copy Share Image
Politicians have become extraordinarily conservative, but our times require imagination and bold action. — Ashraf Ghani Action Copy Share Image
Afghanistan's geographical location gives it the opportunity to become one of the biggest transit routes in the region. It can connect Southern,… — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Terrorism attacks peoples' trust in the system of their state. There is protection, but only if there is collective action and collective… — Ashraf Ghani Action Copy Share Image
Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country is dominated by drug economy and… — Ashraf Ghani Economics Copy Share Image
Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country [Afghanistan] is dominated by drug economy… — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
President Karzai was an accidental president. There was no paradigm for the conditions he faced, because no one could have imagined 9/11.… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
The key demand for me from the public across the 34 provinces is to transform the state into an instrument of the… — Ashraf Ghani Change Copy Share Image
The national unity government is a necessity in this country and I am happy to serve it. We have negotiated for months… — Ashraf Ghani Belgium Copy Share Image
We need to get a stable Afghanistan that can ensure the security of Americans, Europeans, and others on the one hand, but… — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Organizations are accumulations of historical debris. They are not consciously thought. So when you ask the Education Ministry 'What's your core function… — Ashraf Ghani Children Copy Share Image
We [Afghanistan government] were in the process of cleaning up the government when these attacks happened in the north - not only… — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
There's a Darwinian struggle amongst terror groups for hegemony. Da'esh has broken out of the pack because Al-Qaeda and the rest rendered… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
Sovereignty of Afghanistan must be accepted categorically by Pakistan so that we can move forward. — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
If al-Qaida, all apologies to Microsoft for the analogy, is Windows 1, Daish is Windows 5. — Ashraf Ghani Analogy Copy Share Image
Crisis for others is a source of despair. For me, it's an opportunity to bring reform. I owe this country a debt… — Ashraf Ghani Country Copy Share Image
Pakistan and Afghanistan are not mere neighbours, we are more than that, we are connected by Muslim bond of brotherhood. — Ashraf Ghani Bond Copy Share Image
The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty. — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country. — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
Thank God there has been no recurrence of 9/11. It is not because of luck - it is because of mass sacrifice… — Ashraf Ghani Effort Copy Share Image
Do not ever threaten an Afghan with violence. We will rise as one and we will face every threat the way we… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
Middle Eastern Muslim countries are not only important for Afghanistan due to common culture and faith, but also because of economic benefits. — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
It [terrorism] happened because intelligence, leadership and police failures made it possible. — Ashraf Ghani Failure Copy Share Image
If I get elected, my government will promote a culture of acceptance and non-violence in the country. — Ashraf Ghani Acceptance Copy Share Image
We will not let the price of peace be greater than the price of war, we will firmly safeguard the achievements of… — Ashraf Ghani Achievement Copy Share Image
Peace cannot come without the government of Afghanistan speaking directly to the Taliban or the Taliban talking directly to us. — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
I have a strange - because there's no other way probably of describing it - uh, temper. I'm a very difficult taskmaster.… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
When we get peace in Afghanistan, we'll go to New Zealand to learn best practices for raising sheep. We'll go to Switzerland… — Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan Copy Share Image
You would think that the U.S. government would not think that American firms needed subsidizing to function in developing countries, provide advice,… — Ashraf Ghani Advice Copy Share Image
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